The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-20
MR. GLADSTONE SPEAKS
AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE
EIGHTY CLUB,
In which He Said He Never Had q
Suspicion That the Parneliites
We're Associated With Crime.
THE BURDEN OF PROOF LAY
UPON THE ACC USERS,
Not the ccused-Parnell iS an Irish
mau, Therefore He Can Be IL
beled With Impunity.

LONDON, April 19-Mr. Gladstone
spoke at the dinner given by the
Eighty Club this evening. He said
that the time had arrived when it was
necessary to measure his own position
and the position of the Unionists. He
never entertained q suspicion that the
Parnellites associated themselves with
crime, and bis official knowledge was
at least as goodIss that of Lord Hsrting-
ton. The burden OF proof lay upon the
accusers, not upon the accused. I'm
less the accuseIs showed q rational
probability Of the truth Of their
charges, they were worthless cslumni
ators, and should be Stunned as pests
of society. Continuing, Mr., Gladstone
said he hoped the Liberal Unionists
who had ab,tained from voting on the
second reading Of the crimes bill, would
ultimately rally against coercion.
Nothiog had occurred to make the pros
p ,ct OF home rule lmore hopeless than
It was twelve or even six mo tbs ago,
than Mr.. Chamberlain's that the
Round Table conference had collapsed
because b. (Gladstone) would not de-
viate from the provisions Of his ORR
ginal bill. Il was utterly untrue that
he had tried to induce the Unioniais
to work with the home rule Liberals
for party purposes outside of the Irish
question, but had failed in his en-
deayor. The bitterest of all was the
sight Of Liberals supporting the coer-
cion bill. He had hoped that a con-
siderable number OF Liberals who had
voted in favor OF the crimes bill would
eventually refuse to accept the mea.
sure unless they were assured that
there would be combined with it a
bill for the relief of Ireland. For that
reason he had asked in the Houee
OF Commons yesterday the question,
would the government stand or fall by
the Coel cion bill. The evssive an
swer he received showed that the
government meant to force through
the coercion bill aud let the relief bill
take its chances. He brief fly criticised
the purposes and alleged necessity OF
the bill, and said that the question
should be referred to the judgment of
the nation. He did not wish an early
dissolution Of Parliament, but they
must arouse ref .ction on the part Of
the electora, aud he believed disso-
luton would produce that effect. Mr..
Gladstone spoke for an hour.
AN INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE aug.
GEsTED.
LONDON, April 19.-In the House of
Commons this afternoon Mr.. Caldwell,
Liberal Unionist, gave notice that he
would move for tho ppointment + a
select commit - to investigate ne
charges made Wy the Tam IS sgAInbJ MIR.
Parnell and other Irish leaders in con-
nection with crime in Ireland.
AN R&PRRT cHIRoGRAPHIsT EXAMINE
THE eIGNATUREs
LONDON, April 19.-Mr. Netherlift,
an eminent chirographist expert, has
compared the signature attached to
the Times's Parnell letter, with two OF
Mr.. Parnell's signatures, but declines
to express g p?sil::ys epinien IN the
absence of further examplts He
says there are dispsraties between the
signature to the TimeS's letter and the
two others, and that there are also
dispsraties between the other two. He
thinks the fairest comparison would
ha with signatures of the cams dats as
tAat of the 1imes, not with signatures
tly written, for test. He says
that the signature given by the Times,
if false, is a very good imitation, but
that it would be unfair to give an opin-
ion based upon two signatures written
for purposes Of comparison.
TIE "TIMEs" CAN BE SUED IN IRELAND.
LONDON, April 19.-Lord Randolph
Churchill, speaking at Nottingham
this evening, said that if tn, Parnell.
ties chose to bring an action against
the London Times they need not trust
an English jury, because they can
take proceedings against the paper in
Ireland or Scotland. He would moi
make himself party to the accusa
tiop, but it might bs necessary for the
House Of Commons, independently oi
the Parnelites, TO take action to clear
itself as body Of the grave charges
made against a section of lis members
PARNELL IS AN IRIsHMAN, THERRF ORE
CAN BIZ LIB LgD.
LONDON, April 19.- rhe Pail Nal
Gazette says: "Mr. Parnell is an Irish
man, therefore the Times is allowed tt
insult him and libel him with i'm
punity. We earnestly appeal to th'
members OF the House of Commons OF
both sides to do Mr.. ParDell justice
and commit the editor of the Times II
the Clock Tower for breach of privi
leges."